Opportunities

Limited-time AASHE Discount Offer

AASHE is offering three introductory discount packages for new first-time AASHE members and STARS Participants through Jan. 31, 2013. Packages include a 10 percent discount on AASHE membership and one free AASHE 2013 conference pass, a $250 discount on STARS Registration for new first-time participants, and a 20 percent discount on AASHE membership, $400 discount on STARS registration and one free AASHE 2013 conference pass for institutions that sign-up to be a first-time AASHE member and a STARS Participant at the same time.
  • Posted Jan 8, 2013

Focus the Nation to Host Campus Sustainability Focus Group

Focus the Nation will be hosting focus groups in January with sustainability professionals that work at higher education institutions. The sessions will focus on student engagement strategies that are used to achieve sustainability goals. Fill out this survey if you are interested in joining a focus group.
  • Posted Dec 18, 2012

C2C Fellows Workshop

C2C Fellows weekend training workshops, sponsored by the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, focus on concrete skills development, including fundraising and communication. Graduates of the weekend workshops are eligible for partial scholarships to CEP’s masters programs in environmental policy, climate science and policy, and green business, as well as $1,000 scholarships for follow-on leadership trainings.
  • Posted Dec 11, 2012

Calling All Academic Sustainability Superstars

Your talents, knowledge and best practices are needed to kick off AASHE's new Academic Commons! We envision the Commons as a place that will capture and share all of the amazing ideas and resources that you use in teaching sustainability -- all in one searchable place. These can be in the form of lesson plans, syllabi, power point presentations, or even a scan of the napkin where you jotted down an idea for a new course or activity. Whatever form it takes, we need your help to make this the invaluable resource we imagine it to be. Visit the Academic Commons to learn more and submit your materials.
  • Posted Dec 11, 2012

Student Representatives Needed for Clinton Global Initiative U

AASHE has been invited to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University 2013 on April 5-7 at Washington University in St. Louis. As a part of its participation, AASHE can reserve space for three students to represent AASHE. Students must be 18 years of age, enrolled at an AASHE member institution of higher education at the time of the meeting and be responsible for funding their participation. In addition, attendees are required to make a commitment to action. To self nominate, students wishing to represent AASHE should click here and complete the form by Dec. 18, 2012.
  • Posted Dec 11, 2012

Call for Papers: The Journal of Sustainability Education

The Journal of Sustainability Education invites submissions for its Spring 2013 special issue under the theme of experiential education. Preference will be given to authors who address social justice issues for populations that have been marginalized. Submissions are due by Jan. 13, 2012.
  • Posted Dec 4, 2012

Call for Proposals: Alfred State Sustainability Conference

The college's second annual sustainability conference, "Innovations in Technical Education to Advance Sustainability: Student Leadership” seeks paper, poster, and panel presentations and invites submissions of abstracts on any topic related to the conference theme. The primary purpose of the conference, to be held June 6-8, 2013, is to bring together technical education practitioners and scholars to present cases, concepts, or ideas that advance, or have the potential to advance, sustainability through innovative educational practice. The deadline to submit is Dec. 7, 2012.
  • Posted Dec 4, 2012

Ithaca College Online Sustainability Leadership Certificate

The program offers the chance to credential sustainability work through single seminars or a six-seminar sustainability leadership certificate. All work is completed online. Participants will learn to assess the sustainability of their organization's policies and practices, communicate sustainability initiatives and evaluate best practices. New online seminars begin 11 times each year, and the next two session start dates are on November 29 and January 24. Discounts are available to AASHE members. Upcoming seminars include "Tools and Techniques for Planning and Managing Sustainability Projects" and "A Systems Approach to Sustainability." Most Ithaca sustainability seminars are now GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute) approved.
  • Posted Nov 27, 2012

AASHE Seeks Nominations for Professional Dev't Steering Committee

AASHE is currently seeking campus representatives who are sustainability directors, sustainability staff and faculty to join the AASHE Education and Professional Development Steering Committee. Committee members will provide guidance and feedback on the strategic and fiscal direction of AASHE education projects, initiatives and resources supporting the advancement of sustainability in higher education. To be considered, a completed application form must be submitted by Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.
  • Posted Nov 20, 2012

Call for Proposals: Smart and Sustainable Campus Conference

The 2013 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference is accepting submissions for presentation and workshop proposals until Dec. 31, 2012. Slated for April 15-16, 2013 at the University of Maryland, the conference will look at defining, understanding and creating solutions to sustainability issues facing campuses. Proposals are welcome in the areas of: community connections, fostering behavior change, the campus as a learning laboratory, strategic implementation, the built environment, and innovation.
  • Posted Nov 20, 2012

Call for Proposals: Society for Teaching & Learning in Higher Ed

(Canada): The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education invites proposals for presentations at its annual international conference, "Sustainability: Learning to Live, Learning for Life." Proposals will be accepted until Dec. 15, 2012. The annual conference on June 19-22, 2013 at Cape Breton University will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information on post-secondary teaching and learning.
  • Posted Nov 20, 2012

Deadline Extended: Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards

Second Nature has extended the nomination period for its 4th Annual Climate Leadership Awards to November 30. Nominations are invited from American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) signatory institutions to highlight the ways that senior leadership, academic and curricular initiatives, institutional efficiency and innovative financing are being used to adapt to a changing climate. Finalists will be featured in a public voting forum on PlanetForward.org during spring 2013, with award winners announced and recognized at the ACUPCC Presidential Summit.
  • Posted Nov 20, 2012

Environmental Leadership Program 2013 Fellowship

The Environmental Leadership Program is accepting applications for its 2013 Fellowship Program. The program brings together environmental and social change leaders from academia, business, government and the non-profit sector. It offers intensive leadership training and regional networking opportunities. The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2013.
  • Posted Nov 13, 2012

EPA P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Competition

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites higher education student and faculty teams to participate in a competition to design solutions for a sustainable future. Winners of the first phase of the competition will receive a $15,000 grant to develop their idea. Designs will then compete at the National Sustainable Design Expo in April 2013 for the P3 Award and a $90,000 grant for real world application. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 11, 2012.
  • Posted Nov 6, 2012

Deadline Extended: AASHE Curriculum Leadership Workshops

This year AASHE is introducing a new approach to differentiating its curriculum workshops. There are now three levels of workshops based upon the participant experience and role in higher education. AASHE's Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop is a level II workshop in the series and is designed for faculty leaders and program directors. The Advanced Level III workshop, Sustaining Leadership for Curriculum Transformation, is a pilot offering focused on the transformation of higher education broadly and will develop strategies for transforming the curriculum, sustaining and strengthening vision and leadership skills, and shaping the structures within each school and across schools that can reach deeper levels and national arenas. The next workshops are slated for Jan. 7-8, 2013 at Emory University (Georgia) and Jan. 14-15, 2013 at San Diego State University (California). The deadline to apply for both is November 5.
  • Posted Oct 30, 2012

Ithaca College Online Sustainability Leadership Certificate

The program offers the chance to credential sustainability work through single seminars or a six-seminar sustainability leadership certificate. All work is completed online. Participants will learn to assess their organization's green policies and practices, communicate sustainability initiatives and evaluate best practices. New online seminars begin 11 times each year. Next two session start dates: November 1 and 29. Discounts are available to AASHE members. Upcoming seminars include "Integrating Sustainability into Training and Curriculum" and "Tools and Techniques for Planning and Managing Sustainability Projects." Most Ithaca sustainability seminars are now GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute) approved.
  • Posted Oct 16, 2012

STARS Discount During AASHE 2012

AASHE is offering a discount on STARS registration in celebration of the AASHE 2012 conference. Starting today through October 21, institutions that register as first-time STARS Participants will receive a $250 discount on STARS registration. Registration will be discounted to $650 for AASHE member institutions and to $1,150 for non-members. This offer applies to new registrants only. Please use the coupon code "MYSTARS" upon registration to receive the discount.
  • Posted Oct 16, 2012

AASHE Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop

AASHE's latest Sustainability Across the Curriculum workshops are slated for Jan. 7-8, 2013 at Emory University (Georgia) and Jan. 14-15, 2013 at San Diego State University (California). These workshops are for faculty leaders of all disciplines who wish to develop curriculum change programs around sustainability on their campuses. Through an intensive two days of presentations, exercises, discussions, reflection and planning, participants will become familiar with the philosophy of change in higher education developed through the Ponderosa Project at Northern Arizona University and adapted at Emory in the Piedmont Project. The deadline to apply is October 29.
  • Posted Oct 9, 2012

Rainforest Alliance Student Video Contest

As part of a new college outreach initiative, the Rainforest Alliance is hosting the 2012 “So Practical, It’s Radical” College Video Contest, which invites U.S. college students to submit a short video about what they are doing to make their campus more sustainable such as recycling programs, school gardens, sustainable food sourcing and more. The deadline to submit is October 28.
  • Posted Oct 9, 2012

STARS 2.0 Public Comment Period is Now Open

The STARS 2.0 Public Comment Period will take place from Monday, October 8 through Friday, November 30. Feedback may be submitted on behalf of an individual, institution, organization or business through the Public Comment Form on the STARS website.
  • Posted Oct 9, 2012

Campus Conservation Nationals 2013

Registration for Campus Conservation Nationals 2013 is now open with a deadline of November 1. The nationwide resource use reduction competition challenges college and university campuses to achieve the greatest electricity and water use reductions during a three-week period. During the 2012 competition, participating institutions saved 1.5 million gallons of water and a total of $157,925 in energy costs. Competition begins February 2013.
  • Posted Oct 2, 2012

EPA P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Competition

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invites higher education students and faculty to apply for its competition to design solutions for a sustainable future. Winners of the first phase of the competition will receive a $15,000 grant to develop their idea. Designs will then compete at the National Sustainable Design Expo in April 2013 for the P3 Award and a $90,000 grant for real world application. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 11, 2012.
  • Posted Oct 2, 2012

Ithaca College Online Sustainability Leadership Certificate

The program offers the chance to credential sustainability work through single seminars or a six-seminar sustainability leadership certificate. All work is completed online. Participants will learn to assess their organization's green policies and practices, communicate sustainability initiatives and evaluate best practices. New online seminars begin 11 times each year. Next two session start dates: October 11 and November 1. Discounts are available to AASHE members. Upcoming seminars include "How Green is Your Organization: Sustainable Infrastructure" and "Integrating Sustainability into Training and Curriculum." Most Ithaca sustainability seminars are now GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute) approved.
  • Posted Oct 2, 2012

STARS 2.0 Public Comment Period Begins Oct. 8

A draft of AASHE’s STARS 2.0 has been finalized through collaboration with the STARS Steering Committee and Technical Advisors. This will be the first major update of STARS since the release of the original STARS 1.0 in 2010. On Oct. 8, 2012, AASHE will begin seeking feedback on proposed changes through a six-week public comment period.
  • Posted Oct 2, 2012

Student Training for Environmental Protection Puerto Rico 2013

This five-day course is designed to give students the skills needed to become effective environmental advocates and organizers. The program will focus on environmental justice and anti-oppression. During the week, participants will learn how to create successful and diverse groups that will be able to run effective environmental campaigns on their campuses or in their communities.
  • Posted Oct 2, 2012

U.S. Institute of Peace to Offer Peace-building Grants

The U.S. Institute of Peace and the Institute of International Education have launched a mini-grant program for peace-building events. This program will support American colleges, universities and public libraries to enable them to hold events that advance and promote the understanding of peace-building and international conflict resolution. The deadline for applications is Nov. 1, 2012.
  • Posted Oct 2, 2012

Real Food Challenge to Host National Campus Food Day

(U.S.): The Real Food Challenge (RFC) is partnering with the Center for Science in the Public Interest to plan the second annual Food Day across campuses nationwide on Oct. 24, 2012. The event aims to bring attention to the issues of obesity, supporting sustainable farming and making real food available to everyone. RFC is seeking students, staff and faculty members to be campus coordinators for the event. Last year more than 35,000 people participated in campus-organized events at more than 225 colleges and universities nationwide.
  • Posted Sep 25, 2012

Student Opportunity: International E-Waste Design Competition

Organized by the University of Illinois, the Third International E-Waste Design Competition invites students to explore solutions to both remediate the existing e-waste problem and prevent e-waste generation in the future. Ideas must be submitted by November 1, 2012.
  • Posted Sep 25, 2012

'Back-to-School' Limited-time AASHE Discount Offer

AASHE is offering “Back-To-School” discount packages for both first-time AASHE members and first-time STARS Participants starting August 27 and running through Sept. 21, 2012. First-time members that sign up for an AASHE membership will receive a 10 percent discount and one free AASHE 2012 conference pass. First-time STARS Participants will receive a $250 discount on STARS registration. New institutions that sign up for both AASHE membership and STARS will receive a 20 percent discount on AASHE membership and a $400 discount on STARS registration, plus one free AASHE 2012 conference pass.
  • Posted Sep 18, 2012

Biomimicry Institute Student Design Challenge

The Biomimicry Institute invites submissions for its 2012 Student Design Challenge, open to students from any university. Students are challenged to use biomimicry to design a solution that improves water access and management. Teams must register by Oct. 19, 2012 to participate.
  • Posted Sep 18, 2012

Ithaca College Online Sustainability Leadership Certificate

The program offers the chance to credential sustainability work through single seminars or a six-seminar sustainability leadership certificate. All work is completed online. Participants will learn to assess their organization's green policies and practices, communicate sustainability initiatives and evaluate best practices. New online seminars begin 11 times each year. Next two session start dates: September 20 and October 11. Discounts are available to AASHE members. Upcoming seminars include "How Green is Your Organization: Sustainable Policy and Practice" and "How Green is Your Organization: Sustainable Infrastructure." Most Ithaca sustainability seminars are now GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute) approved.
  • Posted Sep 18, 2012

Student Opportunity: Project Green Challenge

Organized by Teens Turning Green, the 30-day Project Green Challenge encourages high school and college students to experience conscious living, informed consumption and the collective impact of individual actions. Kicking off Oct. 1, 2012, the initiative will include daily green challenges with supporting resources, tips, facts and a Green Guide. Twelve finalists will be flown to California for the two-day educational summit Green University, where they will learn more about making a large impact in their own communities.
  • Posted Sep 18, 2012

Arbor Day Foundation Volunteer Contest

Between September 4-28, students who sign-up for a volunteer opportunity through Arbor Day's Volunteer Center will be eligible for daily prizes and a chance to win a Kindle Fire, trees planted in their honor, or a donation to their favorite local nonprofit organization. Students can register for opportunities at local conservation-related organizations.
  • Posted Sep 11, 2012

EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge

This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water challenge invites undergraduate and graduate students to create an innovative green infrastructure design for a site on their campus. The design should show how managing stormwater at its source can benefit the campus community and the environment. Winning teams will earn a cash prize, as well as research funds for their faculty adviser to conduct green infrastructure research.
  • Posted Sep 11, 2012

Registration Open for 2012 Game Day Challenge

Organized by the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC), RecycleMania and Keep America Beautiful, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise program, this event challenges colleges and universities to reduce the most waste during home football games. Schools report waste reduction and disposal data during the challenge that is used to determine the winners.
  • Posted Sep 11, 2012

Call for Papers: International Society for Environmental Ethics

The International Society for Environmental Ethics invites submissions of individual papers or proposals for themed sessions for its meeting at the 2013 Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, to be held March 27-31, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif. The deadline to submit is Sept. 1, 2012.
  • Posted Aug 21, 2012

Call for Papers - Sustainability: The Journal of Record

The journal invites manuscript submissions for its 2013 editorial line-up on topics including sustainability programs in higher education across institutions; integration of environmental, social, human and economic focused programs; sustainable food and agriculture programs; design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings; and development of sustainability-geared laws and policy. Submitted manuscripts will undergo peer review.
  • Posted Aug 21, 2012

Arbor Day Foundation Rain Forest Rescue Coffee Program

The Arbor Day Foundation invites dining services and other campus departments to support its Rain Forest Rescue project by serving Arbor Day Specialty coffee in campus coffee shops and dining halls. Participants will receive a customized sustainable coffee program with custom coffee blends and branding; education and training on the best equipment and methods; and scholarship funds.
  • Posted Aug 14, 2012

Call for Nominations: AASHE Board of Directors

AASHE invites any AASHE member to nominate candidates to fill several slots including student representation on its Board of Directors, which oversees policy, provides leadership and promotes AASHE in support of the organization’s mission and needs. The full board holds multi-day, in-person meetings at least once a year and holds bimonthly phone meetings. Overall, board members should expect to contribute an average of 5 to 10 hours per month to AASHE. The closing date for nominations is Aug. 15, 2012.
  • Posted Aug 14, 2012

Submit Green Building Projects for New USGBC Project Database

The U.S. Green Building Council is seeking project profiles of real-life strategies and lessons learned in transforming the built environment on campuses including LEED best practices. Profile facilitators and authors are eligible for three LEED Specific GBCI Continuing Education (CE) credits pending publication of the profile.
  • Posted Aug 14, 2012

AASHE Member Discount: SportsArt Fitness

AASHE members will receive discounts on energy harnessing Green System fitness equipment through Oct. 24, 2012.
  • Posted Aug 7, 2012

USGBC Seeking Applications for Student Regional Chairs

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is looking for student regional chairs to start and manage USGBC Students groups across the country. Regional chairs will work directly with students in their geographical area to advance sustainability goals on a variety of campuses.
  • Posted Aug 7, 2012

Feedback for United Nations System-wide Action Plan on Youth

The United Nations is seeking input from youth and youth-led organizations for the development of a System-Wide Action Plan on Youth. This action plan will affect the way the whole UN system will work with and for youth in the coming years, focusing on five priority areas: employment, entrepreneurship, education (including education on sexual and reproductive health), citizenship and protection of rights, and political inclusion.
  • Posted Jul 31, 2012

Call for Applications: USGBC Innovation in Green Building Award

Presented by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools in partnership with AASHE, the Innovation in Green Building Award recognizes a leading college or university that is transforming the built environment and creating living laboratories for sustainability. This year's award will be presented at Greenbuild 2012 with a special emphasis on innovative projects that promote institutional change. The awardee in this category will receive free registration at both AASHE 2012 and Greenbuild 2012. The deadline to apply is July 27.
  • Posted Jul 24, 2012

Call for Papers: Int'l Conference on Sustainability

The higher education community is invited to submit papers for the Ninth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, to be held January 23-25, 2013 at the International Conference Center Hiroshima in Japan. This interdisciplinary conference is for scholars, teachers, and practitioners from any professional discipline who share an interest in sustainability where environmental, cultural, economic and social concerns intersect. The deadline to submit is Aug. 8, 2012.
  • Posted Jul 24, 2012

EPA Student Stormwater Management Design Challenge

(U.S.): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water has launched the Campus RainWorks Challenge, inviting undergraduate and graduate students teams to create an innovative green infrastructure design for a site on their campus that demonstrates how managing stormwater at its source can benefit the campus community and the environment. Winning teams will earn a cash prize, as well as funds for their faculty adviser to conduct research on green infrastructure. Registration opens September 4.
  • Posted Jul 17, 2012

Survey: Campus Sustainability Challenges, Opportunities

Participants in this survey will help inform the thesis of a graduate urban management and development student at Erasmus University Rotterdam. The thesis looks at "Challenges and Opportunities for Practicing Campus Sustainability in Universities."
  • Posted Jul 17, 2012

Survey: Energy Conservation and Sustainability in U.S. Schools

This survey by Pierce Energy Planning asks the higher education community to share information about the sustainability practices in place at their institutions. The survey will inform an upcoming book that aims to identify best practices in energy conservation and sustainability within educational institutions. All responses will be kept confidential unless otherwise specified.
  • Posted Jul 17, 2012

Ithaca College Online Sustainability Leadership Certificate

Ithaca College (New York) offers the chance to credential sustainability work through single seminars or a six-seminar sustainability leadership certificate. All work is completed online. Participants will learn to assess their organization's green policies and practice, communicate sustainability initiatives and evaluate best practices. New online seminars begin 11 times each year. Next two session start dates: July 19 and September 20. Discounts are available to AASHE members. Upcoming seminars include "A Systems Approach to Sustainability," "Establishing Sustainability as an Organizational Purpose" and "How Green is Your Organization: Sustainable Policy and Practice." Most Ithaca sustainability seminars are now GBCI (Green Building Certification Institute) approved.
  • Posted Jul 10, 2012

Become a Project Green Challenge 2012 Team Leader

Hosted by Teens Turning Green, this 30-day challenge mobilizes high school and college students to learn about simple, fun and high impact actions toward a sustainable lifestyle with a focus on informed consumption and the collective impact of individual efforts. Two to four representatives per campus are invited to join the core outreach team to raise awareness and gather sign-ups. Schools with the highest student involvement by September 1 can host a Project Green Challenge-sponsored breakfast or Green Spa on campus.
  • Posted Jul 3, 2012